Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
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Only the best physical theories outlast the minds that invented them. Throughout the 20th century, a number of discoveries revolutionized our Universe. The discovery of the interior structure of atoms as […]
Personal finance advice is often over-simplified and fails to consider economic research or people’s unique circumstances.
The lack of friendship is particularly a problem for men. But there are easy ways to make friends.
As we gain new knowledge, our scientific picture of how the Universe works must evolve. This is a feature of the Big Bang, not a bug.
As the first Friedmann equation celebrates its 99th anniversary, it remains the one equation to describe our entire universe.
“Uitwaaien” is a popular activity around Amsterdam—one believed to have important psychological benefits.
Stories of child prodigies and the naturally gifted hide the fact that success is built on more than talent alone.
Giambattista della Porta’s contributions to codebreaking changed the course of communication.
The scientists are headed “straight to the FDA” to begin human trials.
In the 20th century, many options abounded as to our cosmic origins. Today, only the Big Bang survives, thanks to this critical evidence.
The Athenian rich paid their taxes because they craved the social success of being perceived as “useful.”
There’s a lot left to understand, ponder, and investigate. And there always will be. For hundreds of thousands of years — nearly all of human history — we had no definitive answers to some of […]
Is the multiverse real? It’s one of the hottest questions in all of theoretical physics. We invited two astrophysicists to join the debate.
Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?
Mathematically, it is a monster, but we can understand it in plain English.
If it weren’t for the intricate rules of quantum physics, we wouldn’t have formed neutral atoms “only” ~380,000 years after the Big Bang.
In our Universe, all stable atomic nuclei have protons in them; there’s no stable “neutronium” at all. But what’s the reason why?
The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.
With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.
Trauma happens to everyone, but the way you respond to it determines its impact on your brain and body.
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Everything else in the universe is either a particle or field. Dark energy behaves as neither, and it may be a property inherent to space itself.
It’s knowledgeable, confident, and behaves human-like in many ways. But it’s not magic that powers AI though; it’s just math and data.
As the Sun ages, it loses mass, causing Earth to spiral outward in its orbit. Will that cool the Earth down, or will other effects win out?
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle accelerator ever. To go even further, we’ll have to overcome something big.
Boredom isn’t the enemy; it’s a catalyst for changing your relationship to work.
According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.
The laws of physics obey certain symmetries and defy others. It’s theoretically tempting to add new ones, but reality doesn’t agree.
Some of them have survived the wilds of space for billions of years.
To be successful at bonsai cultivation, you must acquire the perseverance and unconditional kindness normally reserved for devout monks.